Greentrike News

Greentrike News

Greentrike press releases, events, and blog posts

Latest news

Top stories

  • children's museum of Tacoma

Greentrike Opens the Monarch Diaper Bank at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma

August 4th, 2023|Comments Off on Greentrike Opens the Monarch Diaper Bank at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma

On August 17, 2023, Greentrike will launch the Monarch Diaper Bank at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma. The Monarch Diaper Bank provides free diapering supplies for families to pick up at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma during operational hours on Thursdays and Saturdays. Families are invited to receive a 5-day [...]

  • bernie, sydney, amanda, cityline summer teen late nights

CityLine: Summer Teen Late Nights

June 23rd, 2023|Comments Off on CityLine: Summer Teen Late Nights

Summer Teen Late Nights is a free program for middle and high school Tacoma students to engage in evening activities and have a meal. The program was created to provide safe spaces for young people to curb the rise of gun violence against youth in the city. In [...]

Closed for Juneteenth

June 8th, 2023|Comments Off on Closed for Juneteenth

The Children’s Museums of Tacoma and at JBLM will be closed on Monday, June 19, in recognition of the national holiday Juneteenth. By closing our museums and administrative offices, we encourage our staff and families to reflect on and learn more about the meaning of the holiday and participate in [...]

  • WayOut Kids jumping with arms raised in front of the Children's Museum of Tacoma

Children’s Museum of Tacoma Dedicates Pay As You Will Day to Way Out Kids

March 27th, 2023|Comments Off on Children’s Museum of Tacoma Dedicates Pay As You Will Day to Way Out Kids

On Thursday, April 6, 2023, Greentrike is dedicating Pay As You Will (PAYW) admission at the Children's Museum of Tacoma to support WayOut Kids (WOK) and their Tacoma Juneteenth Celebration. The day falls during Spring Break week for Tacoma students, bringing in more traffic to the Museum than on [...]

  • AFU (or) Hungry Ghost, 2015 Designed by Oliver Bonjour (age 10), made by Museum of glass Hot Shop team Blown and hot-sculpted glass with applied bits Collection of Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington Photo courtesy of Museum of Glass

Children’s Museum of Tacoma Showcases Glass Art Designed by Children

March 22nd, 2023|Comments Off on Children’s Museum of Tacoma Showcases Glass Art Designed by Children

Beginning Thursday, March 22, Greentrike and the Museum of Glass (MOG) will partner to bring a collection of glass art designed by children to the Children’s Museum of Tacoma. The temporary exhibition features artwork from MOG’s ongoing program Kids Design Glass. The glass sculptures are viewable in the cabinets [...]

  • AFU (or) Hungry Ghost, 2015 Designed by Oliver Bonjour (age 10), made by Museum of glass Hot Shop team Blown and hot-sculpted glass with applied bits Collection of Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington Photo courtesy of Museum of Glass

Now Showing: Kids Design Glass at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma

March 21st, 2023|Comments Off on Now Showing: Kids Design Glass at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma

Artwork from the Kids Design Glass is on display at the Children's Museum of Tacoma starting March 22, 2023 and will be on display for the duration of the Illuminate exhibit at the Museum of Glass (MOG). The glass artworks are designed by children and crafted by the Hot Shop [...]

  • Millionth visitor family and Greentrike staff inside the Children's Museum of Tacoma

1 Million Visitors in 11 Years

January 19th, 2023|Comments Off on 1 Million Visitors in 11 Years

Greentrike staff welcomed the millionth visitor to the Children’s Museum of Tacoma on Friday morning, January 13. The millionth visitor family was showered with confetti while staff and guests cheered gleefully as they checked in. The special family received a birthday party at the Museum, annual membership, and a [...]

City of Tacoma Safe Youth Campaign

September 21st, 2022|Comments Off on City of Tacoma Safe Youth Campaign

Violent crime in Tacoma has nearly doubled in the last 12 months. Now, more than ever before, youth in our community need safe spaces to live and thrive. Over the summer, Mayor Victoria Woodards, Council Member Kiara Daniels, and Council Member Sarah Rumbaugh, in collaboration with the Foundation for [...]

Play to Learn Volunteer Spotlight: Gloria Hunt

September 21st, 2022|Comments Off on Play to Learn Volunteer Spotlight: Gloria Hunt

Once a week Gloria Hunt wears tambourine bracelets, sings thematic songs, collects toys in a whale patterned fabric basket, and stamps goodbye hearts onto growing hands. For the last six years, Gloria has been volunteering at Play to Learn Pierce County at Puyallup Public Library.  “When kids come through [...]

  • Back to school festival booth and families

2022 Back to School Festival Features Live Performances and Free Backpacks for Students

August 12th, 2022|Comments Off on 2022 Back to School Festival Features Live Performances and Free Backpacks for Students

The Greentrike Back to School Festival returns on August 31 for its second year in downtown Tacoma, centrally located in Tollefson Plaza. The Festival is Pierce County’s most playful event celebrating the return to school for students in grades pre-K to 12. The Festival takes place from 11 a.m. [...]

Sign up for news

* indicates required
book a special event

Don’t miss our upcoming events

2024 Right to Play Gala

January 27, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Calendar of Events

S Sun

M Mon

T Tue

W Wed

T Thu

F Fri

S Sat

0 events,

3 events,

3 events,

3 events,

3 events,

2 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

3 events,

2 events,

3 events,

2 events,

0 events,

0 events,

3 events,

3 events,

3 events,

3 events,

2 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

3 events,

3 events,

3 events,

2 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

3 events,

2 events,

3 events,

2 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

3 events,

2 events,

3 events,

2 events,

0 events,